Rule VI. MOTIONS AND THEIR PRECEDENCE

Section 1. PRIVILEGE AND SUBSIDIARY MOTIONS. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be entertained, except the following and in the order in which they appear below:

a. Motion to adjourn

b. Motion to declare a recess

c. Motion to lay on the table (Postpone temporarily)

d. Motion to postpone to a certain day

e. Motion to refer to the corresponding committee.

f. Motion to amend the main motion

g. Motion to postpone indefinitely the consideration of any business

Section 2. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the sangguniang Barangay or to any of its members, shall take precedence over all motions except motions relating to adjournment and recess. This may involved the following:

a. Those relating to the organization of the Sangguniang Barangay.

b. Those relating to the comfort of the members of the Sanggunian, like seating, lighting, ventilation and other inconveniences of the session hall.

c. Those relating to the freedom from noise and conduct of other persons inside the session hall.

d. Those relating to punishment of a member for disorderly conduct or other offense.

e. Those relating to the accuracy of published reports of proceedings, which may include clerical errors and legibility of a published report.

Section 3. INCIDENTAL MOTIONS. The following motions shall take precedence of any motion, to which they are incidental and must be decided before any other business is taken up.

a. Point of Order - Any Sangguniang Barangay Member may interrupt a speaker to bring to the attention of the Presiding Officer any matter involving an error in procedure or violation of the Rules. It shall be discretional on the Presiding Officer's part to submit to the Sanggunian for resolution any point of order which may be raised.

b. Parliamentary Inquiry - Any request for information is in order if they are pertinent to the pending question.

c. Withdraw a motion - A motion by the Sponsor requesting he removal of his main motion from the consideration of the Sanggunian shall be in order before its amendment and before a decision is had thereon.

d. Suspend the Rules - The rules shall be suspended when a motion presented to that effect is approved by two-thirds of the members present.

All the foregoing motions shall be undebatable and unamendable.